Physicians' "Right of Conscience" - Beyond Politics

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 134-142

  Gold, Azgad ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 77952825135     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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